Reliable Autonomics systems are ingrained with self-management capability embedding some autonomic properties, with the goal of freeing humans from all detail of the operation and management of the system. Simultaneously, this provides a system with the basis to always operate optimally.

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow, devices capable of computation and data transmission are increasingly being deployed across a wide range of technological fields.

Due to the extensive use of these devices, manual setup and management can become impractical and inefficient. To overcome this challenge, intelligent mechanisms are needed to enable autonomy, allowing devices and networks to function efficiently with minimal human involvement. IoT networks are typically heterogeneous, distributed, and resource-constrained, requiring new approaches to apply autonomic principles compared to traditional methods


This workshop invites submission of papers in the research area of reliable Autonomics and/or IoT solutions.


Specific topics may include but are not limited to:

-Agentic AI
-5G/Beyond 5G and mission critical services
-Best Effort Goal realisation
-Cryptography and steganography solution and services
-Decision support systems services
-Digital Twins
-End-to-End IoT Management Framework
-Healthcare based IoT solutions
-Failure, Uncertainty and security breaches detection and remedy
-Goal Oriented Swarm Solutions
-Heterogeneous and resource constrained networks
-IoT Automation
-IoT edge Services/Security/Trust
-Legal, policies and governance role for reliable services
-Secure Ledger Based Computational Solutions
-Self-Healing Networks
-Service Level Agreement management, monitoring and adherence
-Trust Attestation
-Zero-Trust Protocols for Reliable systems
-Net Zero Technology
-Application of Machine Learning based solutions


IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: December 18, 2025
Author Notification: January 15, 2026
Camera-Ready Submission: January 25, 2026
AINA 2026 Important dates: https://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/aina/2026/

This workshop has an affiliated special issue journal: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/C10QM61F43 . Select papers from the workshop will be invited to submit to this.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Authors should submit a paper with a maximum 12 pages in length, including all figures, tables, and references. Papers must be prepared using the Lecture Notes Style of Springer Proceedings (template: HERE ) and must be formatted in PDF format.

Prepare your paper in PDF file and submit it electronically to AINA-2026 web page:

https://edas.info/N34048

All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings of Lecture Notes series published by Springer. Authors of accepted papers will be given instructions for submission of camera ready and copyright form. Presented papers at AINA-2026 will be considered for publication in some Special Issues in International Journals.

All papers will undergo peer review, and accepted papers will be included in conference proceedings of Lecture Notes series published by Springer. Proceedings will be sent by Springer for indexing in SCOPUS.



Authors of accepted papers, or at least one, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise, their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference. The workshop will operate in a Hybrid mode.

For general questions about this workshop, please contact j.rafferty@ulster.ac.uk